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cypripedium

[ sip-ruh-pee-dee-uhm ]
/ ˌsɪp rəˈpi di əm /
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noun

any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, comprising the lady's-slippers.

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Origin of cypripedium

1765–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin Cypri(a) Venus + -pedi--ped + -um neuter ending

Words nearby cypripedium

cyprinid, cyprinodont, cyprinoid, Cypriot, Cypriot syllabary, cypripedium, Cypris, Cypro-, cyproheptadine, cyproheptadine hydrochloride, cyproterone
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British Dictionary definitions for cypripedium

cypripedium
/ (ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdɪəm) /

noun

any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lipSee also lady's-slipper
any cultivated tropical orchid of the genus Paphiopedilum, having yellow, green, or brownish-purple waxy flowers

Word Origin for cypripedium

C18: from New Latin, from Latin Cypria the Cyprian, that is, Venus + pēs foot (that is, Venus' slipper)
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